Have you been doing any direct mail to get some off market leads?

You can not reduce any other income tax you owe.Oh, so it can't reduce your current tax bill, but it can be used to offset profits you may have generated.

However I also have a lead on a two properties right next to each other. 

Risks of unforeseen issues with a flip leading to a hike in the budget and the investor do not meet your expectations during the project, leaving you to do most of the work 3.)

Lastly, since everybody has different investing goals I'll leave you with this: Even if my return is zero or even somewhat negative during the repayment period, in 15 years (actually quite less on many of my properties now) once the properties are paid for and still generating a ton of cash is when I will enjoy the returns...I can see it now, I am 60 years old traveling the world with my wife and not a financial care in the world, and when I am 80, my kids  saying "Dad, your so cool, we're really glad you bought those houses"Cheers, Lawrence

Team that works these 160 calls through an automated system and of those 160, 10% are qualified leads so we get about 16 deals per month

All it will take is for you to miss 1 disclosure like lead paint or condition that could blow up the whole sale and/or get you sued.Plus, you're selling with a partner.

Doing your homework in regards to potential revenue generation for STR Using platforms like Airdna, Everbooked, and Eliotandme.

I think you're falling victim to a generation gap.

All of this work has to be done at some point and usually leads to ongoing assessments that could cripple cash flow.